The Savoy in London is to close for around 16 months to undergo a programme of major restoration of its guest rooms and all public areas.
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is spending over £100 million upgrading the hotel’s suites, guest rooms, corridors and all public areas and re-opening its renowned River Restaurant.
The hote is due to stop taking guest reservations from December 2007 and is scheduled to re-open in 2009.
General manager Kiaran MacDonald said: “It was a difficult decision to cease taking reservations at the hotel, but we could not envisage disrupting our guests on a daily basis.
“A project of this scope could take much longer if the hotel was left open and we wish to stick to a rigorous schedule in order to reopen as quickly as possible.”
By Bev Fearis
